Mission

The Biostatistics Core at the Northwestern University Comprehensive Transplant Center is committed to exceptional care, pioneering research and the training of the next generation of transplant clinicians and researchers. The mission of the Biostatistics Core is to provide state-of-the-art statistical training and analytic support services to investigators interested in basic, pre-clinical, clinical and epidemiological transplant studies.

Services

• Study design and implementation
• Randomization
• Sample size and power calculations
• Statistical analysis (planning, data analysis and report writing)
• Statistical analysis for Data and Safety Monitoring Boards (DSMB)
• Statistical support for grant applications 
• Statistical support for abstracts and manuscripts
• Statistical methodological research
• Statistical consulting

We are always interested in collaborations and will attempt to accommodate any proposed project, large or small.

Starting a Project

To discuss starting a transplant related project using the Biostatistics Core of the Comprehensive Transplant Center, please complete the survey here.  For additional questions please contact:

Lihui Zhao, PhD
Director, Biostatistics Core
lihui.zhao@northwestern.edu

Hayden Polancich, MPH
Division Administrator, Comprehensive Transplant Center
CTC@northwestern.edu